Cajun Music

[janine]

Wayne Toups

in San Antonio, but it sure looks like home

audio only:

Tupelo Honey

Two-Step Mamou

Johnny Cain't Dance: poor little Johnny, he tries, he tries...

Sugar Bee

Tell It Like It Is

Zydecajun Train

A Secret Love

Sweet Joline

Going Back to Big Mamou

Let's Fall In Love (All Over Again)

[janine]

Michael Doucet & Sharon Shannon, "The Dance of Life"

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Jolie Blonde - Michael Doucet, Aly Bain, Ricky Skaggs, et all

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DL Menard, Dewey Balfa, Aly Bain "I passed by your door"

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Le Balfa and Aly Bain talking (and playing) about his growing up

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[janine]

It tickles me that a "roots band" from Belgium, of all places, has such a nice version of "Girl from Houma" -- that's where I'm talking about if I say I'm "going to town".

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[janine]

It was because of the music and the food and the hard times shared by country folk that the full grip of the Klan never could quite grab us.  Thank God, thank God.

Still sometimes the evil broke out.


Amedee Ardoin

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But somehow we roll on, and the circle goes around, and things get better.  Thank God, thank God.


Canray Fontenot and "Bois Sec" Ardoin

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Doug Kershaw



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"Louisiana Man" live, 1990, in Lafayette.


And much earlier -- studio original form, clearer lyrics, pretty pictures:

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"Diggy Liggy Lo", 1974, at a Willie Nelson event.  Note all that hair!


And several "big names" in Cajun music help Doug belt "Jolie Blonde" at that same 1990 concert in Lafayette:

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Medley of "Evangeline Special" and "Jambalaya", interesting pictures:

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Here's what happens when Cajun musicians play in New Orleans:

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Lost Bayou Ramblers, 2006